Chakrata is a cantonment town in Dehradun district in Uttarakhand, India. It lies between Yamuna and Tons Rivers. This place is located 92kms away from Dehradun. This place is belonging to Jaunsari Tribe. So this place is also known as Jaunsar Bawar. In 1866, cantonment was established by Britishers. This is the 55th Regiment of British army. Trekking is the major attraction of this place.
What to see in Chakrata:
Deoban: Plenty of animals and plants can be seen in this dense forest. Major attractions are Himalayan Woodpecker, White Collard blackbirds, green backed tit etc. It is situated on hills terrains of Chakrata. From this place visitors can enjoy beautiful view of Himalayan Mountain ranges.
Ram Tal Horticulture Garden: This is the best place for natural lovers. Different varieties of flora and fauna can be seen here. Garden has a small pond and an apple orchid. Major bird attractions of this garden are black headed Jay, grey treepie, oriental turtle dove. Different kind of plants, woody trees, conifers, ferns, Climbers, lichens can be seen here.
Chilmiri Neck: This place is known for mess of military cantonment. Plenty of butterflies and birds can be seen here. From this site visitors can enjoy the beautiful view of Bandapoonch Massif and Swargarohini Peak.
What to see around Chakrata:
Kalsi: It is located 43kms away from Chakrata. This place is famous for rock edict of Emperor Ashoka. Visitors of this place can enjoy scintillating landscapes, cascading waterfalls, beautiful lakes.
Tiger Falls: It is one of the highest falls in India. Visitors can reach this place by trekking. It is located 13kms away from Chakrata. This is one of the best picnic spots of this place.
Paonta Sahib: It is located 71kms away from Chakrata. This one of the pilgrim places for Sikhs. Paonta Sahib Gurudwara is located here. Earlier name of this place is Paontika. Paon means Legs and Tika means Stable. In this place horse of Guru Gobind Singh stopped. Another attraction of this place is a museum. In this museum antique weapons of Guru Gobind Singh can be seen.
Mussorie: It is located 73kms away from Chakrata. Other name of this place is Queen of Hill stations.
Dehradun: It is famous for picturesque landscape and natural resources. Dehradun Attractions are Museum, Clock Tower, Forest Reserve Institute, Sahastradhara, Mahadev Temple, Mall Road, Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple. It is located 92kms away from Chakrata.
Getting to Chakrata: Chakrata is well connected with road ways. From Mussoorie, Saharanpur, Dehradun etc buses come to this place. Nearest railway station is at Dehradun. From the cities such as Okha, Kathgodam, Varanasi, Ujjain, Indore, Kolkata, Amritsar, Chennai, Delhi etc trains come to this place. Jolly airport at Dehradun is the nearest airport which is located 116kms away from Chakrata. This airport is well connected with Delhi. Taxis are available to reach to Chakrata from Dehradun airport.
Getting around Chakrata: As Chakrata is a small area visitors can see this place on foot. Buses and taxis are available to visit the surrounding places of Chakrata.
Best time to visit Chakrata: During the winter season temperature comes below 5 degrees. So better to avoid to come to this place during winter season. Best time to visit this place is between March to May and between October to December.
Where to stay in Chakrata: Only limited accommodations available in Chakrata. Visitors should not expect luxury hotels. These hotels are not available here. Only budget and midrange hotels are available in this place. Forest rest houses are available to stay in Chakrata.
Where to eat in Chakrata: only limited options are available to eat in Chakrata. In-house restaurants of the hotels are the best option to eat in Chakrata.